Celine Dion Waited a Week to Name Her Babies

While most parents name their babies upon (or even before) birth, Celine Dion reveals that she and her husband, René Angélil, waited about a week after their twins were born before giving them names.

In a video posted by People Magazine, Dion told Oprah Winfrey they were calling the now 4-month-old twins "Baby A" and "Baby B." She even contemplated switching up the initials for awhile. As she explained, "And I'm like, 'Stop [with] the As and the Bs. I'm going to do C [and] Ds right now. My name is Celine Dion with a C and a D, so don't push me because I'm close to the edge!'"

The babies are named Eddy and Nelson. She also has a 10-year-old son named René-Charles.

Despite the unusual practice of waiting to name their baby, Dion and her husband actually ended up picking normal names.

Dion's appearance on the Oprah Winfrey Show will air on Monday.

Celebrities often have a habit of picking unusual baby names such as Kyd (child of David Duchovny and Tea Leoni), Sage Moonblood (son of Sylvester Stallone), Apple (child of Gwyneth Paltrow and Chris Martin), and Coco (child of Courteney Cox and David Arquette). More unusual celebrity baby names are listed at cracked.com.

BabyCentre.co.uk offered a few tips on how to name your baby. Factors to consider include sound and compatibility, uniqueness, relatives and friends, ancestry and heritage, meaning, and initials and nicknames.

Baby Centre points out that kids can be cruel, so it's important not to give your child a name that could induce ridicule. I once had a roommate whose last name was Wood. Her parents had decided to name her Holly until they put two and two together just in time.

Unlike the United States of the U.K., Germany has much stricter laws about baby names. According to FirstNamesGermany.com, a baby's name must be specific to the gender of the child. The baby's name cannot be absurd or degrading in any way. Also, surnames, product names and objects cannot be used as first names.

In Germany, all names must be approved by the registry office. Michael and Jermaine Jackson would probably have been out of luck with Prince Michael II ("Blanket") and Jermajesty.